Historic New England

Cordial glass

Cordial glass made of clear pressed glass with an angular design. Conical bowl has flared rim, six angular facets, and protruding diamond-shaped base. Short six-sided stem pinched inward at middle. Plain circular foot same diameter as bowl. Seams visible on foot.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174845

Accession Number: 1993.561.4

Cordial glass

Pressed cordial glass in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Circular facets near top of bowl. Stem faceted with baluster form. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174846

Accession Number: 1993.560

Wine glass

Six wine glasses pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174847

Accession Number: 1993.552

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174849

Accession Number: 1993.552.1

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174851

Accession Number: 1993.552.2

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174853

Accession Number: 1993.552.3

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174854

Accession Number: 1993.552.4

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174855

Accession Number: 1993.552.5

Wine glass

One wine glass pressed in Ashburton-type design. Base of bowl faceted with scalloping at top of facets. Oval facets above this. Circular facets at top of bowl. Faceted baluster shaped stem. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174856

Accession Number: 1993.552.6

Vase

Amethyst-colored molded glass vase with round base and trumpet-shaped body. Narrow portion of trumpet is decorated with eight panels that continue straight to neck. Base is opaque and has round indentation on bottom.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174876

Accession Number: 1993.580

Dish

Clear, round, shallow, pressed glass with a four-pointed rosette motif in the center. Concave sides are decorated with alternating coyet and pointed triangular motifs. Rim is decorated with zig-zag pattern and scalloped edge. Glass patterned throughout with tiny round bead design. Flaws from imperfe...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174879

Accession Number: 1993.589

Creamer

Ashburton type creamer made of clear pressed glass. Tall bowl decorated with two rows of facets. Rim formed into pouring spout with opposing ear-shaped closed-loop applied handle. No stem. Wide domed circular foot.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 174880

Accession Number: 1993.558

Apothecary Jar

Jars made of clear glass. Cylindrical body with short cylindrical neck. Kicked up bottom. Lid or stopper does not survive.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174881

Accession Number: 1993.579

Apothecary Jar

Jars made of clear glass. Cylindrical body moves to short cylindrical neck with almost no shoulder. Kicked up bottom. Lid or stopper does not survive.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174882

Accession Number: 1993.579.1

Apothecary Jar

Jars made of clear glass. Cylindrical body with short cylindrical neck. Kicked up bottom. Lid or stopper does not survive.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174883

Accession Number: 1993.579.2

Table

Rectagular case table with one drawer at front with two round wooden knobs, sits on four ball and ring turned legs.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 174885

Accession Number: 2006.44.697

Dipper

Iron dipper. Cup has flat bottom, barrel-shaped body, and pouring spout. Conical attached to side with rivets. Heart shaped terminus on handle.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 174887

Accession Number: 1993.828

Finial

Classical style finial for architecture component (or curtain rod?). Carved wood pieces threaded on metal shaft. Urn shaped base has fluted sides. Middle section has four leaves extending in opposite directions. Top sectioni has ball with carved leaf sides and trumpet-shaped extension. All wholy cov...

Date: 1800-1876

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material), gilding

GUSN: 174890

Accession Number: 1993.847

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 174893

Accession Number: 1993.818

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, greek urn pattern inside floral wreaths and swags, cream flocked on metallic gold ground.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174897

Accession Number: 2009.20.1

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, dark yellow and brown marbleized pattern.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 174898

Accession Number: 2009.20.2

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, circular medallion pattern within squares, burgundy flocked on metallic gold ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174899

Accession Number: 2009.20.3

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, straw baskets and wooden bushel baskets of flowers and fruit with pitcher, in reds and pinks on gold and white hound's-tooth-like patterned ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174900

Accession Number: 2009.20.4

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, "Spatter Dash" pattterned linoleum with tan ground and spatters of red, golden yellow, blue, green, tan, and black.

Date: 1950s

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 174901

Accession Number: 2009.20.5

Carpet fragment

Carpet fragment, green and gold indoor/outdoor carpet.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 174902

Accession Number: 2009.20.6

Wallpaper fragments

Six wallpaper fragments, single flower interspersed with foliate and floral designs, sponged white layer atop metallic gray-green ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174903

Accession Number: 2009.20.7A-F

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, floral pattern in blue with pink, green, and periwinkle accents on white ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174904

Accession Number: 2009.20.8

Carpet fragment

Powder blue carpet fragment, matched to wallpaper 2009.20.8.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon

GUSN: 174905

Accession Number: 2009.20.9

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, pale pink wheat sheaf bouquets on pale beige ground.

Date: 1960-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174906

Accession Number: 2009.20.10

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174909

Accession Number: 1993.818.1

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174910

Accession Number: 1993.818.2

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174911

Accession Number: 1993.818.3

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174912

Accession Number: 1993.818.4

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174913

Accession Number: 1993.818.5

Plate

One of a set of ten. Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Outer fruit and floral border. Inner foliate chain border. Centrally located scene depicting Pains Hill in Surrey.

Date: 1800-1836

Maker: Hall, Ralph

Material: pearlware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 174914

Accession Number: 1993.818.6

Wine glass

Small wine glass made of clear blown glass. Plain bowl has straight sides, flares toward rim. Bowl tilts, slightly to one side. Straight cylindrical stem has single bulbous ring. Circular foot wider than rim. Pontil mark visible.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180078

Accession Number: 1993.567

Epergne

Footed epergne with edged fern decoration. A: Bowl with circular foot. Ferns on outside of bowl. Hole at center where piece B fits. B: Trumpet shaped form with tapered base with blown (?) ring. Ferns at top of "trumpet." Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), glass (material)

GUSN: 180079

Accession Number: 1993.593AB

Wallpaper border

Border of graph vines and yellow buds.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180080

Accession Number: 1966.135B

Fireboard

Fireboard with a border of green foliate vine, green leaves and gray scrolls, block-printed in three greys, three greens, and brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 180081

Accession Number: 1930.1445

Spring Landscape with Flowering Trees

Framed pastel drawing of a landscape with fields of corpses of trees and low bushes, a stream is in the lower left side, and there are birds in the distance.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180082

Accession Number: 2006.44.828

Wallpaper

Border paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180084

Accession Number: 1953.50B

Flowering Apple Trees

Framed pastel on paper of a small field with a pond and trees with white blossoms. A path winds from the middle left side to behind the center tree. Birds in the upper left side sky.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180085

Accession Number: 2006.44.829

Fireboard

Border paper attached to fireboard. Imitation of carved rococo foliate border. Cream and beige.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180086

Accession Number: 1972.105b

Stephen Goodhue Wheatland (1824-1892)

Framed painted photographic portrait of Stephen G. Wheatland. He is pictured from the chest up facing left and is looking at the viewer. He is dressed in a white collared shirt, a loose bowtie, and a brown vest and brown suit coat. His hair is slicked back on the sides and he has a mustache.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180087

Accession Number: 2006.44.854

Ann Maria Pingree (1846-1927)

Framed painted photographic portrait print of Ann Maria Pingree. She is pictured from the chest up facing forward and viewing to the right. She is wearing a green button up dress with a white collar and brown brooch. Her hair has finger waves and there is a black ribbon tied around her neck.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180089

Accession Number: 2006.44.853

David Pingree (1841-1932)

Framed photographic portrait of David Pingree, (1841-1932). The man is seated toward the viewer but looks off to the right. His hair is slicked back and he has a mustache. He is wearing a white collared shirt with a bowtie with a suit and matching vest. He is wearing a glove on his right hand and is...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, silver (metal)

GUSN: 180091

Accession Number: 2006.44.855

Palestine

Framed watercolor of a two masted ship with nine unfurled sails and an American flag at the stern. There are fourteen people on deck. the first mast has a blue and white flag with a white "P" and the second mast has four blue and white flags. The top flag is halved diagonally, the second is halved v...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180093

Accession Number: 2006.44.862

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate for the Massachusetts National Guard. Black calligraphy text above and below a black ink drawing of a horsedrawn artillery regiment. A red wax seal is in the bottom left corner and a dark blue, light blue and red striped ribbon is framed in the upper right corner.

Date: 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wax

GUSN: 180094

Accession Number: 2006.44.877

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Black ink calligraphic text with three signatures at bottom and a raised circular seal at center bottom.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180096

Accession Number: 2006.44.878

Wallpaper

Border paper pasted on fireboard. Imitation of a rococo carved foliate border. Cream and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 180098

Accession Number: 1972.106b

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